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Sridhar Acharya, the forgotten Bengali mathematician
Though part of an elite group, Sridhar Acharya’s name is rarely mentioned
Victoria Ocampo sold her necklace to pay for Tagore’s stay in Argentina
Ocampo’s profound admiration for Tagore and her personal sacrifice
Baba Bhootnath’s tea stall at Nimtala Ghat
‘Sadhu Baba’ Hari Shankar Pandey’s popular tea stall attracts a huge crowd, daily
Eco Park in New Town hosts workshop on its resident birds
Eco Park has evolved from just a patch of wasteland
Amidst all the gloom, Kolkata’s iconic Metro Cinema opens in a new avatar...
The hall that was built in 1935
Pahari Sanyal was not just a brilliant actor but a singer too
Even Satyajit Ray made him sing in his movies
Delivering the essence of Bengal, The Bengal Store crosses a milestone
In just eight months, The Bengal Store has reached out to 23 states across India
Buxa National Park, where nature and history live together
The incredibly diverse ecosystem of Buxa makes it a highly attractive tourist destination
Paschim Medinipur, the birthplace of heroes
From ancient archaeology to modern history, Paschim Medinipur has it all
As tourism grows, Lamahatta says no to plastic
Tourists may bring in money, but they also bring plastic bottles, empty plastic packets, and every other kind of rubbish
Hilsa tales: the good, the bad and the ugly
Shorshe ilish and ilish machh bhaja are legends in their own right, but what about an ilish bharta, or korma?
Celebrating Gorumara, Bengal’s natural wonder
Gorumara is home to some of the richest animal and plant life in the country
‘It was the most dangerous time in my father’s life’
Netaji Subhas Bose’s daughter Anita Bose-Pfaff recounts her father’s epic submarine journey
Netaji@125: Viewing India’s Subhas through the eyes of his daughter
Sampriti-A Bengali organisation in Germany aims to preserve Netaji’s legacy in Germany and Europe
JOLOSHREE -- The Restaurant Boat in Chandannagar
Chandannagar shows the way for River Tourism in Bengal
India’s Largest Buddha Statue is in the making in Kolkata
Sculptor Mintu Pal’s 100 feet tall ‘Reclining Buddha’ has created a buzz in Kolkata
State Tourism Department launches Bengal Himalayan Carnival
The carnival has come as a timely shot in the arm for the hills
Nabadwip, once a capital, now an amalgam of religion and history
Nabadwip was the capital of Bengal under Ballal Sen and Lakshman Sen
Did you know that Amrutanjan, the iconic pain balm, was founded in British ...
India’s favourite “Pain balm” and the freedom fighter who pioneered it
Serampore’s churches tell of its European past
The French, Portuguese, Dutch, and Danes, all had ‘kuthis’ here
Why did Satyen Bose not get the Nobel Prize despite his pathbreaking resear...
Remembering the genius on his death anniversary
Susunia Hill, Bankura’s ancient attraction
Susunia Hill is an ancient geographical formation located between Bankura and Purulia
Bhorai Kirtan – The dying music of Burdwan
How the Vaishnava cult gave rise to a traditional form of music and dance
By visiting the Sundarbans, you contribute to their preservation
The Sundarbans have often been called a natural safeguard for nearly 40 million people
Why has Bengal’s Mukherjee family maintained the Jallianwala Bagh tomb fo...
How their family head escaped the massacre
Artists from Bengal still rule at Christie’s Sale
Top selling Indian art at Christie’s is from Bengal
On your next trip to Darjeeling, watch out for film crews!
Once in great demand as a shooting location, Darjeeling is reclaiming that popularity
World’s 2nd city to enact anti-air pollution legislation in 1863
Lord Curzon took serious notice of infamous ‘Calcutta Smog’
Bengal’s traditional craft of making asanas can be traced to 7th century ...
Weaved meticulously by rural women of Bengal
Economist Jayati Ghosh appointed by the United Nations to a high-level advi...
Bengali scientist help fight economic challenges in a post-Covid world
Speech of the first Bengali Christian member of the Constituent Assembly
H.C. Mookerjee helped in drafting Indian constitution
National Voters’ Day, and how India votes
This year, the ECI has launched the e-EPIC on the occasion of National Voters’ Day
On National Tourism Day, Bengal is confident of a better year
This year, the theme of National Tourism Day is ‘Dekho Apna Desh’
Sumona Guha: The Bengali-American woman in Joe Biden’s administration
A Bengali Woman’s American journey
Malda, the ancient pride of of Bengal
Malda was once the hub of Bengal’s flourishing cotton and silk industries
How did Subhash Chandra Bose bring communal harmony in INA
He believed in co-existence of different faiths
The Mecca of Journalism lies in neglect
This is where Keshab Sen started the newspaper Indian Mirror
Visit Bishnupur not just for its temples, but for the Heemputul
Heemputul of Bishnupur seems to be enjoying a revival of sorts
Bengal’s traditional Sal leaf utensils
An eco-friendly craft that also helps generate employment as well
A magical cruise through the Sunderbans
Take a two-day boat trip through the world’s largest mangrove forests
Bengal’s mass immunisation success may aid Covid-19 vaccination
Covid-19 vaccination starts today in Bengal
Hetampur – the cultural heritage site of Birbhum
Hetampur is undoubtedly a tourist destination and a history lover’s delightful journey to the past
Sangeet Sarani --- Renaming the Kolkata Street where R.D. Burman was born
The iconic building where R.D Burman was born stands at 36/1, South End Park
Shankarpur, the still hidden jewel
This quiet fishing town has come into its own as a tourist destination
Better safe than Sorry: Sensitizing citizens on Road Safety
The importance of traffic rules and why it is necessary to abide by them
The art form called ‘nolen gur’, delivered to your doorstep
The delicate flavour of ‘nolen gur’ has remained an eternal Bengal favourite
Tributes to Ray, Soumitra, Ravi Shankar mark Kolkata Film Festival
The 26th Kolkata International Film Festival is now under way
It takes two to Tango – When British traditions met the native culture
From Masquerades to Bajra Rides
Bishnupur Music Festival gears up for another edition
Bengal’s only classical music gharana is alive and well
Painting that had the idea of Bharat Mata
How Abanindranath Tagore’s famous painting paved the way for an ideology
Karnasuvarna: The first capital of independent Bengal was in Murshidabad
Visiting the ruins of Shashanka
Across all its properties, the WBTDCL scripted a success story in the latte...
Despite the gloom of 2020, the state’s Tourism Department staged a remarkable turnaround in the second half of the year
“A good librarian has a task cut out for him”
Tagore explored the theme of libraries to a great extent
Take a tram ride, spread Covid awareness
Covid Care Network has brought together some of the city’s most distinguished names
Rabindranath Tagore’s love for a Library of Books
Tagore would have probably embraced modern developments of e-books and e-journals
LOOK BACK: Zamindars of 19th century Bengal, played Cricket with ‘Gora Sa...
Do you find a shadow of the movie Lagaan?
Lamahatta, the ‘accidental’ tourist destination
One of the newest entrants on Bengal’s tourism map, Lamahatta is unspoiled and picture perfect
LOOK BACK: Sabai Grass turns into exquisite art in the hands of Bengal’s ...
Grass to Glory – only Bengal can do it!
On Christmas Day, a glimpse of Bengal's old churches
Christianity came to Bengal in the 16th century, and brought with it some truly magnificent churches
Cancer survivor and cricket icon Arun Lal gives a shocking account on pappa...
Did you know diesel is used for rolling the pappads?
Bangla Sangeet Mela 2020 brings end-of-year cheer
Nearly 5,000 artistes are participating in the Sangeet Mela this year
‘Bonga Hathi’, a touch of Bishnupur in your home
Wish to bring home the essence of ancient Bengal to your living room?
Kolkata Christmas Festival gets underway
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the annual Christmas Festival at Allen Park
‘Duare Sarkar’ crosses 1 cr registration in 15 days
Swastha Sathi scheme is getting the maximum response
Covid or not, Kolkata will get its Christmas Carnival
Kolkata will end the year on a high with the Park Street Christmas Carnival 2020
Kolkata kicks off the winter with season’s first tourism fair
The Nandan complex has just hosted a tourism fair. Several more are scheduled across various districts
First to record the height of Mt. Everest
Radhanath Sikdar needed no computer for calculating the height of Mount Everest
Child and Infant Mortality rate reduced in Bengal
Bengal has considerably improved its Institutional Delivery Mechanism in Health
This winter, go places you have never been before
Three rarely frequented destinations in Bengal offer the chance of a perfect getaway
Bengali scientists get highest Infosys Awards
Scientists recognised for their contribution to Mathematics and Physics
The ‘fair’ season begins in Bengal
Like every year, the state government will organize winter fairs across the districts this year
The Bengali in Joe Biden’s cabinet
A boy from Kolkata may be one of the USA’s most influential government officials
The Nobel Prize news that came via Telegram
The gramophone record has had a deep connect with Rabindranath Tagore
Business conference on the Hooghly, anyone?
The state tourism department has launched an all new river cruise
Bengal sets a path breaking example in Plasma Therapy research
The results are certainly promising in Kolkata trials than they are in Delhi
God Particle Boson excited Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore describes Boson particle through Nataraj Nritya
Kolkata Police now takes Tejaswini online
Kolkata Police’s highly popular self-defence workshop for women goes virtual in pandemic times
Where in Bengal peacocks reign? Visit our very own Mayur Mahal
Bask in the glory of colourful plumes
New book of short stories boosts Bengal-Australia ties
Saheli Mitra is the only South Asian writer to feature in a prestigious new anthology of short stories
Animal rights redefined in colonial Bengal
When saving a dog in British Kolkata led to wrongful case against a native!
The Metro Bandhan First ever Metro-Bank tie up in Kolkata!
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Small Budget Big Film
Bengali film Ketu gets global recognition at Canada’s prestigious film festival
Hospitality and folk culture, Bengal’s perfect recipe for tourists
The next time you stay at a WBTDCL property, you may well be in for a cultural treat
As Darjeeling is set to host tourists again, let us look back at a few lost...
The Darjeeling agitation of 2017 cost the Queen of the Hills a few losses to its heritage
Soumitra and Nasiruddin in new film to address ‘intolerance’
The stalwarts join hands in movie 'Debotar Grash'
The Police Pathshala in Santiniketan
Officer-in Charge of Santiniketan Police Station as Police Didimoni
Exploring the forests of Kankrajhore
Off the beaten track, Kankrajhore is a perfect example of everything that embodies Jhargram
The perfect Tibetan monastery in the heart of Kolkata
Very few Kolkatans know about this Buddhist monastery and stupa on a quiet south Kolkata bye-lane
Order your Mango Magic online from The Bengal Store
Mango is the king of all Indian fruits, and we show you exactly what you can do with it
Kolkata gets its first F3 car racing team
Joba Racing Team, exclusive F3 Racing Team from Bengal launched
Swami Vivekananda believed Gautam Buddha was reborn as Christ
Why Swami Vivekananda thought Buddha and Christ are same?
Harmonium’ by Dwarkin created a revolution in Bengal’s musical journey
Who founded Dwarkin? Was it a Bengali or British company?
Is Ektara also played in Rajasthan and Sind?
It may be the oldest stringed instrument in the Indian subcontinent
Tyre Park- a unique art installation venture
Wealth from waste initiative by West Bengal Transport Corporation
Rishyap, from where you have the best Himalayan view
Unknown until the late 1990s, the little hamlet of Rishyap is today a gem of the mountains
Bishnupur Gharana travelled to Murshidabad
Radhika Prasad Goswami was appointed as the music teacher of Maharaja’s school
North Dinajpur still holds on to the tradition of masks
Diverse masks are made in different districts of West Bengal
The Doon was founded by Satish Ranjan Das
The premiere educational institution of the country was founded by a Bengali
A fierce historic battle was fought on Dalhousie Square
The battle that changed the course of Indian history
Earliest sketches of Kolkata by British landscape artists
Their sketches are indeed a living testimony
Landmark 19th century Calcutta High Court case of an ‘Unchaste Widow’ a...
How Kery Kolitani was harassed after she won the case
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‘Hindutva’ was propagated in Bengal in 19th century as a replica of Bha...
Not as religious fanatism
Lepchajagat, the land of golden silence
Not too many tourists visit Lepchajagat, which is what keeps its pristine serenity intact
Shantarakshita, Bengali Prince-turned-monk spread Buddhism even before Atis...
Tracing the history of spread of Buddhism in Tibet
Bengal school-girl’s virus-killing mask wins National Award
Ushers in hope for front line Covid 19 warriors
Why Bengal celebrated highly patriarchal ritual of Sindoor Khela after Dash...
Only married women were allowed
500-year-old Durga Puja that starts on Vijaya Dashami in Raigunj!
Balaichandi Durga Puja has a special purpose
Bengalis of Toronto GTA group celebrate Durga Puja through innovative lives...
New Virtual Puja celebrating women power
Connect with a Kolkata you’ve never seen before
The West Bengal Tourism Department is launching a unique tour of Kolkata, taking in some of the city’s most prominent heritage landmarks
Every inch of Kolkata’s ITC Royal Bengal is an ode to Bengal’s splendou...
Architecture reflects Bengal Aristocracy and its regal homes
No procession while Durga idols leave Kumartuli this year for the pandals
Individual delivery through idol makers
Maa Durga’s bhog cooked and offered by Muslims in 350-year-old Murshidaba...
The legacy of Muslims offering the first bhog still continues
Famous Chhanamukhi of Brahmanberia that transcended borders as Chhanar Murk...
The sweet that is needed for every festival of Bengal
All Durga Puja pandals will be containment zones – historic judgement by ...
Steps taken to ward off pandal hopping
Meet 9-year-old Ayush Nandi of Bagbazar, who made an exceptional Durga with...
The idol will be kept at Habib’s salon
Gouri Prasanna Majumdar, the golden man of Bengali ‘movie song’ nostalg...
Did he get his due recognition even during his lifetime?
On World Food Day, a look at World’s Food Programme that got Nobel Peace ...
WFP provided assistance to 100 million people in 88 countries last year
World’s first vegetarian soap ad with Rabindranath Tagore as model raised...
Why this vegetarian soap ad created hue and cry!
First Puja Special Train that ran in 1927 between Goalanda Ghat station and...
A leaf out of forgotten history
Post lockdown, tourism in Bengal tells a story of hope
As the state government's tourism properties reopen, many of them are witnessing a surge in occupancy rates
Sovabazar Rajbari is out of bounds this Durga Puja, so let’s go on a virt...
Pujo that started in 1757!
Kolkata’s iconic Double-Decker buses launched today! Brings Nostalgia bac...
CM Mamata Banerjee flags off this special service
Saraswati Sarkar, weaver of Nadia receives President’s Medal for her exqu...
Habibpur weaver’s labour of love gets national recognition
Nobel 2020 winner Roger Penrose’s theory based on Scientist Amal Raychaud...
Yet this Bengali scientist finds no mention
India’s largest floating Solar Power Plant to be set up in Bengal
Sagardighi will have the solar power plant!
Enjoy a peaceful Puja at Murshidabad, away from the big city
The Bohor Tourism Property at Baharampur offers you a chance to soak in historic
First Muslim feminist Begam Roquiah’s Sakhawat Memorial stands for women ...
Educator who dared women to dream
Roop Sanatan’s Roshokodombo still a favourite sweet of Bengal was first m...
Sweet that was patronized by Muslim rulers
We speak of Terracotta temples, but not of Terracotta mosques of Bengal! Hi...
Why and when were they built?
Music department of Don Bosco Kolkata, creates a global musical bond throug...
We are the World spreads message of love and unity
You now have a sweet reason to visit Santiniketan
The West Bengal Tourism Department is promoting signature dishes from all its properties
Robot Maria to manage crowds during Durga Puja in Kolkata
SB Park Durga Puja Committee comes up with innovation
K.C. Nag – the favourite Mathematics teacher who helped tide over Maths p...
Keshab Chandra Nag, author and educator
Century-old Tea Advertisement at the historical H.C. Dey tea stall of Dumdu...
Advertisement highlights importance of tea in fighting illness
Bengal’s Muslin in European courts! The Queen Fabric that awed all
Flourishing Muslin Trade of Bengal
Spend the Pujas at Bakkhali, without missing out on anjali and bhog
As you travel to Bengal's favourite holiday destinations, take the Puja with you
Sonali Mistry – the only lady two-wheeler mechanic of Kolkata
She wants to set up an institute to skill up girls
Kolkata’s teacher puts Bengal on international beauty pageant map as Mrs ...
Suparna Mukherjee is the beauty with brains
Pyari Charan Sircar wrote First English Book of Reading for native Indian c...
Pyari Charan Sircar and how he pioneered education
Durga Puja conducted tours by the Department of Tourism
West Bengal Tourism Department announces its Puja parikrama, 2020
Wrestler Gobor Goho defeated world champions but British refused him ‘Joh...
In 1913 he defeated world champ Jimmy Campbell in 1913
Famous physician Dr Nilratan Sircar took up medicine to know cause of his m...
Remembering him on his birth anniversary
Fragile Bengali snacks crafted with designs of an alpona – dying art of G...
When artistry meets culinary delight!
On World Rivers Day, in search of the missing Saraswati River of Bengal. Di...
Tamluk port and the flowing Saraswati
Destination Jhargram, seat of Bengal's 'Rajput Malla' kings
There's much more to Jhargram than its forests, as a weekend trip will tell you
Ivory Carving craftsmen of Bengal were world famous, patronized by the Nawa...
Does the craft still survive?
Oldest surviving auction house of India, Kolkata’s Russell Exchange!
Two brothers kept the hammer going
Lord Curzon was floored by Burdwan’s Sitabhog! Was it a sweet that Sita l...
Tracing the colonial journey of world-famous Sitabhog
When the Greeks came to try their luck in Kolkata! Where can you still find...
From Murgihatta to Kalighat
Six Bengali scientists win India’s Highest Science Award, Bhatnagar Puros...
Moment of pride for Bengal’s science community
On World Tourism Day, go local with pride
Given the travel bans worldwide owing to the Covid crisis, this year is a great one to explore our own state
Rammohan Roy -- visionary who cleansed atrocious Hindu customs against wome...
From stopping Sati to supporting female education
Sonajhurir Haat, Santiniketan, reopens its golden doors
One of the star attractions of Santiniketan, Sonajhurir Haat has remained virtually unchanged through the years
Vidyasagar not just wrote Borno Parichay but several books on widow remarri...
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar brought liberalism in Bengali literature
Dr Sekhar Basu, leading nuclear scientist of India is no more!
Immense contribution to India’s nuclear submarine venture
Kolkata’s first three storied building, why was it called Writers’ Buil...
The building that harbours many historical events
Pragyasundari Devi turned Jorasanko Thakurbari kitchen to a centre of liber...
She wrote one of the first cookbooks of Bengal
Did you know Bengali is the official language of a faraway African country?...
People of Sierra Leone speak Bengali
Hilsa oil’s Omega 3 fatty acids help reduce COVID impact! International J...
Scientific study shows effect of Hilsa oil
Sarada Ranjan Ray was called W.G. Grace of India for popularizing Cricket
He was elder brother of Upendra Kishore Roychowdhury
Not just the deaf, everyone should learn the ‘Sign Language.’ Why?
Sign language helps in better communication even among children
Film tourism in Bengal follows the shooting trail to iconic locations
Thanks to a recent initiative by a Kolkata-based company, you can now travel to some of Bengal's most famous shooting locations
Kidderpore Tram Depot -- The oldest operational Tram Depot of Asia
The only Indian city where trams still ply
Saradindu Bandopadhyay - not just detective Byomkesh, but master writer of ...
On his death anniversary
St. John Diocesan lost ‘college status’ for its student, freedom fighte...
She tried to assassinate the Governor General
Bengal's Pathasathi motels make your road trip even better
This state government initiative has resulted in a series of motels along the state's most travelled highways
Mahabharat and Mangal kabya trace the entry of mutton in Bengali kitchens!
How Mangsho Bhaat became a popular dish in Bengal
Suchitra Mitra – one who surrendered to Rabindranath Tagore and his songs...
Remembering on her birthday
Meet Prof Sumi Biswas, co-founder of SpyBiotech, that helps COVID vaccine r...
SpyBiotech’s Spy Catcher technology
IIT couple of Siliguri starts ‘Library on Wheels’ for children who have...
From competitive exams to regular lessons
How Human Rights preacher, the mighty British, tortured 15-year-old Sushil ...
In memory of a forgotten hero
New ‘Mesh’, developed by Dr Shantanu Sengupta and his team to ‘trap...
Infection detected in two-and-a-half minutes
Celebrating birth anniversary of one of India’s first modern painters –...
Gaganendranath Tagore took up painting quite late in life
From Gas Lights to Electricity – How Kolkata, the first British Indian ci...
Harrison Road was the first street to be lighted
Mathematician from 14th century Bengal, who was no less than human computer...
Subhankar Das and his made easy Subhankari formula
Majestic Murshidabad, the capital that the British destroyed
Once one of the grandest cities in the world, Murshidabad still reminds us of its former eminence
Which was Kolkata’s First Road? And which was the first road with a footp...
How the first road of Kolkata stopped Maratha bargis from invading
As Digha reopens for tourists, a road trip is in order
Now that tourists are once again making their way to Digha, why not book a stay at Dighali?
The many good things about natural ghee
While artificial ghee can poison your system, natural ghee does the opposite
Light Makers of Chandannagar and legendary Sridhar Das. How illumination ar...
From 6.2 lights to LED
Chander Pahar’s Diego Alvarez- a real life character or a fictional?
Why did Bibhutibhushan choose a Portuguese explorer?
Bengal’s Rani Bhavashankari, called Raibaghini by Akbar was no less than ...
She defeated Pathans and Mughals
Dr Kanak Saha and his team discovers one of the earliest galaxies in extrem...
Ending dark age of the Universe and finding light
Barwari Durga Puja first started in Bengal to uphold Swadeshi sentiments wi...
Birashtami Puja and Khadi exhibitions created patriotic feelings
In North Bengal's forests, Aranya waits to welcome you
North Bengal's magnificent forests are only a drive away
Don Bosco Liluah – set up in 1937 under the ideology of a Saint from Ital...
Saint John Bosco’s contribution to upliftment of needy children
Wooden owls and dolls of Burdwan’s Natungram – Bengal’s craftsmen at ...
State government develops Natungram as Rural Craft Hub
Did you know Warren Hastings founded Digha and called it ‘Brighton of the...
The British were carried away by Digha’s pristine beaches and blue sea
Priyaranjan Sarkar – Bengal’s flag collector, picks thrown away Indian ...
Team of youths from different districts have now joined him
Weavers of Phulia create record by depicting entire Ramayan on one Taant Sa...
Guided by President’s Award winner Biren Kumar Basak
Bongaon’s Kumudini High School celebrates centenary uniquely by bringing ...
School set up during Swadeshi era
World’s first women’s liberation journal by Dwarkanath Ganguly, who fou...
He who wanted all Indian women to be literate
Maithon, a rare combination of technology and natural beauty
Maithon was independent India’s first hydel power plant. It is also one of the most beautiful weekend destinations you can find
Sunil Gangopadhyay - None in Bengali literature reinterpreted history so po...
On his birth anniversary, remembering Sunil
Terracotta water bottles, your healthy lifestyle option
Not only are terracotta bottles healthy, they are pocket-friendly too
Dum Dum’s Sujoy Ghosh wins gold medal at International Yoga Olympic! He h...
This year the event was held online
If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one. Tribute to Mother...
Loving and caring soul that is still alive
Rituparno Ghosh special, Part 2: 'Ritu was never the interfering kind'
Composer-music director Prabuddha Banerjee in conversation about his memories of Rituparno Ghosh
Birbhum’s Mirati will no more have Pranab Mukherjee during Durga Puja thi...
He who believed Bengal is an assimilation of cultures
India’s first Science Association set up by Bengali physician Mahendralal...
Indian Association for Cultivation of Science to popularize science
Do fusion recipes like Ilish Biriyani kill flavour of the queen of fishes, ...
What do food lovers say?
Kolkata’s Hare School, the oldest Western-styled school of Asia still sta...
Why did David Hare build this school?
Vishnu on a playing card, the 'Dashabataar tash' of Bishnupur
A nearly 500-year-old art form of Bengal needs our support to survive
Rituparno Ghosh special, Part 1: 'His bottom line was, I want it done’
Composer-music director Prabuddha Banerjee in conversation about his memories of Rituparno Ghosh
Brindaban Chanda, the one-man army fighting for a dying art
The traditional art of making lac dolls will soon become extinct without our support
Paresh Lal Roy - Father of Indian Boxing, was 1914 Bantamweight champion of...
Trained by famous English coach Billy Childs since age of 10!
Love never dies! Kazi Nazrul Islam’s famous love letter to his lady love ...
The letter that harbours emotions hitherto unknown
Bengal gets big-time investment! Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio invests Rs ...
Largest to come up in Digha
Century-old Mecha Sandesh of Beliatore still survives the test of time
Loaded with health benefits, this sweet is Bengal’s pride
Let’s laugh! Hilarious letter of a thief to Shibram Chakraborty, Bengal...
On his death anniversary a GB tribute
Prakriti Bhavan, a little gem of a museum
Rabindranath Tagore's vision comes alive in this unique museum dedicated to Nature
Bengal Umbrella’s uber cool journey --- brand K.C. Paul is any Bengali’...
How was the brand set up that has reached the world over?
Adventurous journey of globetrotter ‘Shingara’ from Central Asia to Ben...
From where did our favourite Phoolkopir Shingara land up in Bengal?
Zamindars of 19th century Bengal, played Cricket with ‘Gora Sahibs’ as ...
Do you find a shadow of the movie Lagaan?
Virtual tour to live stream animals twice a day from
Have fun sitting within the safety of your homes
Bengali architect Vidyadhar Bhattacharya who built Jaipur, India’s first ...
He was chief architect in Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh’s court
Dulal er Taal Misri – Bengali entrepreneur’s sweet taste of success
Dulal Chandra Bhar started the business in his teens
St. Andrew’s Church, Darjeeling's history cast in stone
Nothing, not even lightning strikes and earthquakes, have been able to diminish the beauty of this Anglican church
ITC Royal Bengal adds green feather to its cap
Luxury hotel ITC Royal Bengal has earned the prestigious LEEDS Platinum certification thanks to its eco-friendly practices
Bengali scientist Anindya Bagchi makes a breakthrough in treating deadly pa...
CU alumnus Bagchi now heads the team at Sanford Institute of USA
Bamabodhini Patrika of 19thcentury Bengal gave women of the Andarmahal a sp...
The journal opened the window to women emancipation
Is Basusree shutting down? The movie hall that screened premiere of Pather ...
Iconic movie hall of Kolkata that made memories
Wooden polo balls of Deulpur were once exported to UK, US and Australia
What happened to the Polo Ball Makers of Bengal?
Manasi Mridha, Kolkata’s first pink cab driver was abandoned by her dad f...
Tale of struggle since childhood
First professional female photographer of Bangladesh, Sayeeda Khanum, who b...
The Lady with the Camera
Tote bags, a perfect blend of beauty and utility
Our range of eco-friendly, block printed tote bags truly reflect the heritage of Bengal
Lost in divine lunacy, the Bauls of Santiniketan
Scattered across many parts of West Bengal, Bauls nevertheless have a spiritual home in Santiniketan
First neo-realistic movie of India was Nemai Ghosh’s Chhinnamool
The film attained wide acclaim in Russia but not in India
Timeless and priceless voice- Debabrata Biswas
The man who brought a different meaning to Rabindrasangeet
State-owned Tantuja goes online to support weavers of Bengal
Aggressive online marketing to help weavers during COVID-19
The state government has brought several measures to look after the Senior ...
On World Senior Citizen’s Day a look at the elderly population
Murshidabad’s Kherur Mosque, a vision in terracotta
Though the terracotta temples of Bengal have received greater fame, the state’s terracotta mosques came earlier
Bengal’s favourite Phuchka was introduced by the Magadha dynasty or by Dr...
The debate still continues
Zamor, slave boy from Bengal played a major role in bringing down Bastille ...
How he got inducted in the court of French Royalty
Moichhara, Bengal's very own fertility ritual
A little known, yet centuries-old tradition is still alive and well in many parts of the state
Walking among the clouds at Delo
Long known as an attraction near Kalimpong, Delo is carving a niche for itself as an independent destination
KP constable Arup Mukherjee called ‘Shobor Pita’ for supporting Purulia...
Selected for global award ‘Bravo International Book of World Records’
P.C. Mukherjee, the Bengali archaeologist who discovered Kapilavastu defeat...
He had no formal education in archaeology but had a hunger
Boat Makers of Balagarh --- holding on to 500-year-old craft of hand buildi...
Stuck in a timeless ¬island amidst currents of change
The first female serial killer of Bengal, Troilokya Devi, seven years befor...
1883 recorded gruesome killings by this cunning woman
When Feluda’s Sidhu Jyatha Harindranath Chattopadhyay turned lyricist of ...
He sang his way to prison captured by the British
Kolkata in a box, filled with that special brand of magic
Artist Uday Deb has created an evocative set of fridge magnets designed to celebrate the essence of Kolkata
‘World will come to know the essence of India through the writings of Aur...
On Aurobindo Ghosh’s birth anniversary
Let’s be self-reliant, let’s be independent where it is much needed!
West Bengal government’s meaningful self-reliant projects
Trailblazer Nilima Ghosh was first female Indian athlete to compete at Olym...
Ghosh- a part of the annals of sports history
Remember Jharna Fountain Pen? Bengali entrepreneur F.N. Gooptu’s self-rel...
Challenging British industrialists!
The fascinating birds of Kulik Bird Sanctuary
Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary is gradually gaining in popularity
‘Dive & Duck’ – not Cricket, but Duck Catching Competition, a herita...
Where and how is it still practiced?
Nadia’s Narayan Majumdar who set up a Dairy Empire and cycled miles to co...
Success story of Red Cow Dairy Pvt Limited
The amazing natural heritage of Jaldapara
Famous for the one-horned rhino, Jaldapara is a treasure trove of other attractions as well
Kolkata’s Raunak and Neha topped India’s Civil Service Exam this year!
Students from Bengal shine in civil services exam
Human-Pachyderm conflict is well tackled in Bengal leading to increase in e...
How is state forest department tackling the issue
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay described a different face of ‘Krishna’ in...
Bengal worshipped the Lord with a difference!
Gupi Gayen Bagha Bayen would be incomplete without Jahar Roy’s epic portr...
Immortal comedian of Bengali movie world
Mukutmanipur, the charm never fades
Mukutmanipur’s reputation as the perfect weekend destination has strengthened over time
Bengalis who fought in World War I and the first ‘only Bengali’ British...
It was in August 1924 a monument was built by British in their memory
Honey from the Sundarbans, and the story behind it
The raw honey that comes to us directly from beehives in the Sundarbans tells a tale of hardship and courage
Paying homage to the soil
Every year, the ‘Halokarson’ ceremony at Sriniketan reminds us of Tagore’s commitment to the soil and those who cultivate it.
NKDA to hold training camps for Cyclist Enthusiasts of New Town
Cycle is the answer to modern mode of transport
Creator of ‘Katum Kutum’ miniature series, Abanindranath took art to ne...
Medium of colours and alpona stimulated him
West Bengal launches tele-education helpline for school students
The helpline is primarily intended for those students who are unable to avail online classes and learning
Celebrating Tagore, and the legacy we have inherited
Rabindranath Tagore’s death anniversary as observed at Santiniketan over the years, seen through the lens of Tanmoy Chatterjee
P.N. Bose was first Indian geologist who found India’s vast iron-ore depo...
Leading to industrial revolution in the country
Biotechnologist from Kolkata part of NASA’s Mars Mission
The mission will investigate the ancient environment on Mars
Gita De – versatile actress who was lauded even by Laurence Olivier
Loving and caring person in real life
The unspoilt beauty of the Ayodhya Hills
For sheer natural charm, few destinations can rival Purulia’s Ayodhya Hills
Bengal Chemical launches new hand sanitizer on Prafulla Chandra Ray’s bir...
India’s first pharmaceutical company
Musical genius Kishore Kumar was a prankster even in his school days!
Remembering the gifted musician on his birth anniversary
Unique afforestation drive – Sundarbans’ women get paid to nurture sapl...
One lakh saplings to be planted and nurtured
Bengal seeks to improve the homestay experience
Thanks to a revised policy, the Department of Tourism, Government of West Bengal can now make the homestay tourism even better.
Bengal CMO wins highest Skoch Award for unique E-Samadhan portal
Addressing public grievances online
‘Lota’ and ‘Macha’: Bengal’s football legacy
As East Bengal football club celebrates its centenary, a look at how the famed East-Mohan rivalry has evolved
Unique craft of Bengal – Nakshi Pakha that was popularized during British...
Visit to the ‘Pakha Gram’ of Bengal
25 years ago on 31st July, India’s first mobile call was made from Kolkat...
Chief Minister Jyoti Basu spoke on this call!
Giant century-old Baobab tree replanted successfully at Botanical Gardens
Almost uprooted by Cyclone Amphan
Today is the day in 1911, when Mohun Bagan lifted IFA shield crushing Engli...
Remembering the barefooted warrior players
Even after Amphan, tiger population in Sundarbans is on the rise! What’s ...
Tiger population in Bengal shows a healthy graph
New COVID call centres in Kolkata with patients who battled and won the fig...
To help create awareness and patients
North Kolkata’s Biswakosh Lane and tale of Bengal’s first Encyclopaedia...
Where is this iconic street?
Bengali scientists of IIT Kgp develop portable low-cost COVID test kits
At only Rs 400, the results will be out in an hour!
Lt Kanad Bhattacharya – the Bengali who fought from the front at Kargil W...
Today is Kargil Vijay Diwas or Kargil Day!
‘Mask Up Kolkata’ --Kolkata Police starts unique campaign to fight Covi...
Awareness message to anthem by Usha Uthup is being used for the ‘ Mask Up Kolkata’ campaign
‘Safe Home’ Covid-19 treatment in West Bengal
Rs 3,500 run by a team of doctors and COVID-19 survivors
Stanford graduate Khagendra Das launched Margo soap a century ago as part o...
Answer to British supremacy in FMCG goods
‘I will go to the top.. the top.. the top’ and that’s what Uttam Kuma...
What catapulted the actor to a screen sensation over generations?
Dr Sushovan Banerjee who treats poor for Re 1 gets his name in the Guinness...
He has treated the highest number of patients
Meet Barun ‘Bicky’ Chakraborty, CU graduate who built largest Swedish H...
How he set up the Elite Hotels
Dr Senjuti Saha, first Bengali microbiologist to be appointed in WHO board
Dhaka microbiologist to head Polio Transition Independent Monitoring Board
Exotic and endangered animal babies born during pandemic in Bengal’s zoos...
Red Panda and Anaconda reproduce and add to the population
Did you know the founder of Sreeleathers was a freedom fighter in Surya Sen...
The brand that revolutionized footwear industry in India
Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee leads mass COVID-19 awareness campaign in r...
Celebrity messages help create awareness better
Class X student of Bengal launches ‘Drishti App’ on google to counter C...
Drishti will help video calls and chat with 100 people at a time
Librarian Tushar Mandal of Malda serves book-lovers through innovative PDF ...
New route to book reading
Three students from Bengal help in Mangrove Conservation in a unique way
Distributing saplings for free through social media
Bengal imports 8 Cobas machines to test a lakh COVID-19 samples a day
Machines will come from Sweden
KMC brings ‘Mist Cannon Machine’ to sanitize Kolkata Streets
Help remove Corona infected droplets during pandemic
Sumantra Chatterjee-- First Indian Neuroscientist to get prestigious EMBO h...
Global accolade for Bengali scientist’s path-breaking research
Bengal celebrates Youth Skill Day with unique Yuvasree project and Employme...
Channelizing youth potential for a better tomorrow
Durgapur teacher becomes first person to be India’s COVID 19 vaccine tria...
Chiranjit Dhibar to be given dose this week
Abheek Arjun Dutta sells his popular stories online to help Amphan victims
Unique way to garner donations
Visva Bharati University gets 2nd campus at Tagore’s Nainital retreat
The house where he took daughter Renuka before her death
Meet Kolkata’s ‘Mask Man’ who sells masks at wedding venues to create...
Rajarshi Das supports several craftsmen in this venture
Calcutta’s first linguistic interpreter recruited by East India Company w...
How Ratan Sarkar saved the day for Basaks and Seths
Was it the British who named Kolkata’s favourite Mughlai paratha?
How did this delicacy make its way to Bengal
Bengal’s Haldia Petrochemicals makes the biggest overseas acquisition of ...
Taking over US based tech giant Lummus Technology!
PK De Sarkar, the Bengali who taught India how to master the language of En...
His grammar books are still the highest sellers
‘Maharaja’ of Indian cricket – Sourav Ganguly
Dada’s Dadagiri on and off field has always attracted all
Modern entrepreneurs can take lessons from Motilal Seal – the richest Bab...
First businessman to trade with Australia and use steamships
Griffon vultures of Rajabhatkhawa return with a flock of rare vultures from...
Bengal’s vultures dared to fly over to Pakistan and bring their hordes
A day before Guru Purnima, let us take a virtual tour of Mogalmari in Benga...
Buddhist site that also acted as a major international trade route
JU students make lethal masks that will kill COVID-19 virus! Soon to come t...
Uses simple technology of static electricity
Meet Chandra Sekhar Kundu, the ‘Foodman’ of Sundarbans
Computer Science teacher who runs community kitchens to feed the poor
‘Made in Bengal’— how Shabar women turned self-reliant by cultivating...
Mangoes are now being exported
When the Biswa Bangla flag flew atop Mt Kilimanjaro
Cyclist Ujjwal Pal conquers the highest peak of Africa
Water bus service between Chandernagar and Kolkata flagged off this mornin...
Relief to commuters of Chandernagore and adjoining places
Happy Doctors’ Day – Doctors of Calcutta Medical College save a 94-year...
Great job done by the team of doctors!
Monsoon Getaways close to Kolkata that are ready to accept tourists post CO...
Head back to nature as life unlocks
‘Just Baked!’ How a boy from Burdwan set up Bisk Farm, challenging big ...
Krishnadas Pal and his dreams
Dukoribala Devi – First female revolutionary from Bengal to be booked und...
Favourite ‘Mashima’ for revolutionaries
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis – one of the greatest statisticians of India...
Remembering the genius on Statistics Day
Five Bengali youths generate business buzz with ‘Drivers for Me’ app
This students start up will encourage many more to follow their path
Bankim Chandra’s Devi Chaudhurani still alive in a Jalpaiguri Temple
Devi Chadhurani and Bhabani Pathak might have led the Sanyasi Movement
Eminent author and journalist Nimai Bhattacharya’s death will leave a dee...
He will meet his ‘Memsaheb’ in heaven
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Dr Ajoy Mistry turns a boat into his chamber to treat Amphan victims in rem...
GB Inspiration of the week!
The mathematician from Bengal who was India’s first Election Commissioner...
Sukumar Sen was a genius
‘Three Musketeers’ employ 200 jobless tailors for mask & PPE units in D...
Turning COVID-19 into an opportunity
‘Hakuna Matata’ --- yet the Treeman faced several worries enroute Kibo ...
Many trekkers fell ill due to altitude sickness
Head to Bengal’s Hilsa hotspots this monsoon
From Diamond Harbour to Kolaghat, this year its raining Hilsa
ISKCON virtual Rathayatra to reach more than 25,000 homes!
Stay at home and enjoy the Rathayatra celebrations
First ever linguistic movement for Bangla, started in Manbhum, leading to f...
To save Bengali from Hindi domination
Remembering yoga guru Bishnu Charan Ghosh who took yoga to the Western Worl...
On World Yoga Day a GB special
Deepest annular solar eclipse of the century can be seen today!
Kolkata will get to see a partial solar eclipse post 9am
Infamous Marichjhapi Massacre – when they turned refugees in their own la...
Remembering on World Refugee Day
Amartya Sen to be awarded the 2020 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
His work on issues around global justice recognised
How did the Chinese land up in Kolkata and Bengal?
On the wake of Indo-China conflict, a look at Chinese immigrants of Bengal
Creator of India’s first test-tube baby was forced to commit suicide
Dr Subhash Mukhopadhyay took his life on this day
Treeman Diaries: Cycling to the top of ‘Chander Pahar’
When Ujjwal Pal left the last camp to the peak of Mt Kilimanjaro
Director Kamaleshwar Mukherjee dons the doctor’s coat to treat poor patie...
When a qualified doctor turned filmmaker finds his call
Kolkata’s E-buses get international recognition from International Energy...
Kolkata is the only city in India to be featured
Asima’s Pathshala for Amphan hit school children of Kultali
Housewife who keeps the candle of knowledge burning still
Treeman’s Diary: ‘Green Wheels’ reaches 500 schools across the globe ...
Ujjwal Pal was mistaken as a Tanzanian
Girindrasekhar Basu, first Psychoanalyst of South Asia, who challenged Freu...
He was the first PhD in Psychology from India
Hooghly’s poor tribal girl Chandmani Hembrom is an extraordinary musical ...
She gets chance in Indian Idol and Bollywood for her songs
In search of a forgotten zamindari --- Parbatipur near Bolpur is a historic...
Non-descript village steeped in 17th century history
Happy Birthday Hemanta Mukherjee: Did you know the singer was also a film p...
Produced Mrinal Sen’s Neel Akasher Neechey and many Bollywood hits
Jalpaiguri’s Maxima Toppo uses street plays to create Corona awareness fo...
Toppo uses local Sadri language to motivate masses
Respect the Elderly --- Will their place be only on the roads or old age ho...
On World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Howrah College girl spends her Kanyashree stipend to feed 70 starving famil...
Rina Khatun is an inspiration!
Raigunj teacher creates social distancing awareness in markets with Corona ...
From Corona scissors to sanitization
The dying art of exquisite stone carving of Susunia in Bankura
Breathing life into cold stone deftly!
Salute! Birbhum’s small-farmer Maniruddin sells all his produce to feed p...
He is our new-age messiah
Kolkata’s famous sweet shop brings ‘Immunity Sandesh’ laden with herb...
Balaram Mullick & Radharaman Mullick’s new sweet
Bijoy Singha – the prince of Bengal who went on to rule Sri Lanka!
How did a Bengali prince reach Srilanka?
Artificial nests set on trees in Howrah to help nestling birds post cyclone...
Many nests were broken and eggs destroyed
KUDOS! Students of Asansol Engineering college invent ‘touchless switches...
Will help in reducing spread of COVID-19 through surface touch
The Treeman’s Diary --- Reaching atop Mt Kilimanjaro on a cycle
Ujjwal Pal and his physical challenges on this breath-taking adventure
Kolkata creates milestone: Critical COVID patient recovers after Ecmo suppo...
24-year-old girl brought back to life and discharged yesterday
Bengal’s Dhaniakhali saree and dhoti are going global
Simple, yet comfortable, they are answer to Indian summer
Villagers of Birbhum still craft Bengal’s indigenous toy ‘Taalpatar Sep...
Tug-of-war between traditional toys and modern gadgets
First graphic novel series on Mahabharata based on 'Critical edition'
Artist from Bengal-- Sankha Banerjee’s path breaking initiative
Supriya’s ‘Lockdown Kitchen’ serves free meals to families of patient...
Daily feeding around 350 people for free
The Treeman’s Diary --- Ujjwal Pal on his cycle beyond Mt Kilimanjaro
Tale of a nature-lover cyclist on a mission
Director Basu Chatterjee is no more – the man who brought middle-class on...
Big loss to the film fraternity
Tree Savers of Maidan! Children of a Rugby Team save damaged trees
Amphan had partially damaged or uprooted many trees of Maidan
Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to be headed by Krishnendu Maju...
The first ‘man of colour to get this post’
Tagore’s miraculous Panchatikta Panchan to cure students during Spanish F...
What did this ayurvedic medicine have?
Meet Ujjwal Pal-- the man from Siuri who cycled to the top of Chander Pahar...
Real life Shankar of Chander Pahar back in action?
Farmer’s daughter from Bengal, dances her way to America’s Got Talent s...
Bad Salsa and Sonali-Sumanth duo
State helps Sundarbans’ farmers grow salt-resistant paddy post Amphaan
Saline water that entered fields will not be able to pose threat
67th Everest Day celebrated at Darjeeling’s Himalayan Mountaineering Inst...
HMI remembers Tenzing Norgay on his 106th Birth Anniversary
Will smokers be more impacted by COVID-19? On ‘No Tobacco Day’ a GB rep...
India is now a hotbed of e-cigarettes
Cook up some Panta Bhaat with a dash of lime and onions this summer
Bengal’s indigenous ‘cool-cool’ dish
Bengal was once a seat of ancient Ayurveda which is now believed to boost t...
Recent Calcutta High Court judgement favours Ayurveda
Cyclone Amphan could not damage an inch of century old Tala tank!
Mix of science and quick thinking helped
Did you know Satyajit Ray discovered Indir Thakrun in the Sonagachhi lanes?...
Role of a lifetime for Chunibala Devi
Calcutta Medical College sets record by releasing 60 recovered Corona patie...
Very good news awaits
Eid Mubarak! Fascinating history of Royal’s biriyani of Kolkata
Due to lockdown, bringing in a virtual treat
Music director and actor Kazi Nazrul Islam and how Tagore helped him
Rabindranath Tagore overruled Visva Bharati and helped Nazrul
Robots will check Corona patients in Kolkata hospital
AMRI Salt Lake introduces Robots to check COVID patients
270-year-old Great Banyan Tree of Botanical Gardens ravaged by Amfaan
A sad day for the green cover of Bengal
Mangolicious tales from Bengal – Kohitoor to Saranga, rare mango breeds o...
Tracing the history of 124 rare varieties of mangoes from Bengal
Corona Patachitra – How Bengal is using art to spread awareness on COVID-...
Swarna Chitrakar and her Corona scroll
Solar-powered refrigerated vans deliver daily supplies to Kolkata’s elder...
How WBCADC is helping the older people of the city
Birbhum’s Gunutia on Mayurakshi was India’s first sericulture hub more ...
Today it is just a skeleton in the pages of history!
Cyclone Amphan threatens to hit; Look at historical cyclones ravaging Benga...
Will it be worse than Bulbul?
Was author Manik Bandopadhyay’s writings influenced by Marxism?
Listen to what the writer himself said
Bridging the gap between Bankura and Spain
Bankura court rises to humanitarian gesture during Corona
Saving a museum! When Bengal rose to save Gurusaday Museum
On International Museum Day a GB exclusive
TATA Sons signs MoU to bring ‘Feluda Corona Test kit’ by end May for ma...
The rapid kit was developed by two Bengali scientists
‘Story of Teesta died long ago,’ and now Debesh Roy who brought Teesta ...
Bengal loses one of the best contemporary authors
Bengal’s Kshirode Chakraborty made India self-reliant a century ago
First electric fan manufacturing company as a Swadeshi venture
Will the dying Santhali form of puppetry, Chadar Badar, survive?
Apathy and lack of support push Santhal doll makes to oblivion
Belda’s Suman Manna sets record by creating ICC World Cup’s smallest re...
He used a single matchstick for the feat
Why Bengal’s Dalit poet Kalyani Thakur uses the surname ‘Charal’
In her quest for dignity for all down-trodden humans
Bengal makes the cheapest Corona Test Kit; WHO asks for the kits
Big breakthrough in testing COVID-19
Israel names street after Tagore; GB traces Jewish connect of Rabindranath
Why was Tagore attracted by the Jews
Teacher from Bengal to become first COVID 19 vaccine volunteer in India?
Chiranjit Dhibar writes to ICMR making the offer
On Mother’s Day, freedom fighter Dinesh Gupta’s last letter to his moth...
What did he write and why did he write a letter to his mother?
U Ray & Sons - Upendrakisor was not just a storyteller, he was a scientific...
The maker of first block printing technology of India
GB brings a virtual tour of Zakaria Street during ‘Lockdown Ramzan’
The vibrant food street of Kolkata
Good News! Burdwan University will start new Corona Testing laboratory
Ties up with Burdwan Medical College
Bengal’s ‘Shatraj Ke Khiladi’ – Chess Master Moheschunder Bannerjee...
The man who checkmated European masters in the 19th century
The poet who wrote and designed his own wedding card – Tagore at his best...
On Rabindranath Tagore’s birth anniversary a tribute
Relationship that forever remained undefined – Tagore’s Bijoya, Victori...
The poet taught Ocampo how to say ‘Bhalobasha’
Belur Math opens gates for COVID warriors -- doctors and nurses
Gives their guest house for COVID -19 warriors
MR Bangur turns 1st state-run hospital to start ‘virtual visiting hours!...
Help COVID patients interact with their families
The first departmental store of Kolkata – Hall & Anderson
Tracing the first in this era of stand-alone shops
Sutapa Sikdar takes art of letter writing to a different height after Irrfa...
Bengal’s love for writing letters
Jadavpur University students design a device to differentiate Corona cough ...
Big invention in post Lockdown phase to detect random patients
Partition and Bengal famine taught Bengali women ‘Lockdown’ cooking dec...
Using all parts of a vegetable or a plant
After 30 years endangered Gangetic Dolphins return to Hooghly amidst Lockdo...
Two spotted even near Baboo Ghat!
On his birth anniversary, not the director – but calligrapher Satyajit Ra...
He who sketched most of his characters and even found calligraphed scripts
How Satyajit Ray turned Pather Panchali into a cult movie?
The movie that defines Bengal, its ethos and its beauty
Folk singers of rural Bengal spreading COVID-19 awareness through songs
Taking Baul and Jhumur song route
Kolkata goes creative during Lockdown with first ever ‘Isolation’ movie...
What is ‘Made in Isolation’ all about?
How Prafulla Chandra Ray discovered Corona-like ‘Burdwan fever’ of 1860...
The fever that killed almost 70% of Burdwan and Hooghly’s population
On his birthday, tracing how Manna Dey started singing for Uttam Kumar
Even after a century the duo is alive
For art enthusiasts, Lepcha Museum of Kalimpong is a must visit
Preserving the culture and heritage of an ancient tribe
Kalyani’s scientists discover mutant Indian COVID strain that transmits f...
Kudos Nidhan Biswas and Partha Majumder
Work from Tree! Bankura’s teacher shows the way to rural India
Innovative way of taking online classes during Lockdown
Centre gives nod to Bengal student’s Virus Destroying Mask to prevent Cor...
Memari’s Digantika Basu does wonder with her invention
Caregiving in times of COVID-19. How stressful is it?
How are caregivers in Kolkata coping with the stress
Bengali scientist Chandra Dutta in Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine team!
The vaccine has already gone for human trials
Did you know Bengal was once upon a time ruled by African Kings!
Story of the Habshi Sultans of Bengal
Corona virus shape used to spread hope beauty kindness love
Positive twist to the virus shape by artists goes global
Divine tourism circuit of Bengal – Jairambati and Kamarpukur
Seat of Ramkrishna Paramahamsa and Ma Sarada
West Bengal starts ‘Pool Test’ to track asymptomatic COVID-19 patients
The test will help identify patients in low-risk zones
NIT Durgapur students build ‘Pranesh,’ an economic ventilator for COVID...
These ventilators can be a big relief if number of cases rise
This summer do not miss the rare Poppy Seed Fritters of Bankura
Bengal’s Posto Bora can beat any yummy fritter
BREAKING! Well-known theatre personality Usha Ganguly is no more!
GB tribute to the dramatist who brought Hindi plays to Kolkata
Satyajit Ray, the man who brought out the best of Bengal’s rural life on ...
Tribute on Ray’s death anniversary
Modern day Dr Agnishwar! Doctor carries pregnant mom and delivers baby duri...
Meet Thakurpukur’s Dr Kaushik Roy Chowdhury
Tribute to Abhay Mitra, the master juggler of Joy Baba Felunath
Did you know he was the one who threw the daggers?
Dr Niladri Konar of London not just won over Corona, but dedicated his life...
Alumnus of SSKM, Dr Niladri Konar is an inspiration
Bengal – Land of Free Thinkers, where Derozio formed Young Bengal
Remembering Henry Vivian Derozio on his birth anniversary
On World Heritage Day, romancing the historical ghats of Kolkata
How and why these heritage ghats came into being?
Have you ever wondered where the policemen on the streets are getting food ...
Mobile Canteen supplying food to working police force
Alipore Zoo invents new technique to lure animals for Corona tests
How the zoo animals are also under strict vigil during Lockdown
Samsing – the land of verdant tea gardens and colourful butterflies
Enjoy the bliss of solitude at Samsing
Reclining Arjuna by Nandalal Bose in public eye for the first time
The rare painting was with a freedom fighter
Real Heroes of Bengal – Policemen donating blood daily
Meeting the huge crunch of blood in blood banks
Cab driver Md Saidul hands over Baruipur hospital he built to treat Corona ...
How a cab driver gave all his savings to fight against COVID-19
On 101st anniversary of Jallianwala Bagh massacre, Tagore’s letter giving...
GB brings that letter written to Lord Chelmsford
Jamini Roy - man with a vision far ahead of his times
How did Jamini Roy discern Tagore’s paintings?
Kolkata’s nearby Bibhutibhushan Abhayaranya --- ideal weekend getaway
Where birds, photographers and ornithologists meet
Returning from Corona hit France: Overwhelmed by Indian govt’s response
Better than their Western counterparts
Unprecedented Good Friday in Kolkata! Livestreaming of special prayers
Mankind suffers today, will Lord Jesus come to the rescue?
Get lost with feathered friends at the swamps of Gajoldoba
Birder’s Paradise to be turned into International Tourist hub
Mungpoo in Darjeeling might play a role to fight Corona
Cinchona plantations of Bengal as a game changer
Government now turns to Bengal Chemicals for COVID-19 drug Hydroxychloroqui...
Prafulla Chandra Roy’s company was earliest Hydroxychloroquinine manufacturer
Team including Bengali scientists to launch ‘Modified’ BCG vaccine to f...
The vaccine might go for human trial in 4 months
Miss England Bengali girl Bhasha Mukherjee dons her doctor cap amid Corona ...
She is a qualified respiratory specialist
Did you know Pt Ravi Shankar sang a Bengali Film song?
GB plays an exclusive recording of the song on his birthday
Bengali scientists develop a coating to contain infectivity of Corona virus...
Led by Prof Jayanta Haldar, this can be a tool to fight the virus
Two Bengali scientists of CSIR device low cost rapid testing Corona kit!
Indigenous kit will help India identify cluster infections in just one hour
How Bengal’s tribal villages are quarantining migrants
Corona awareness among them seems to be better than urbanites
New app helping city’s specially-abled children to cope with Corona menac...
How are children with special needs being educated?
On World Autism Day, here is story of a Kolkata café run only by autistic ...
Specially-abled kids run ‘Sip N Bite’
Darjeeling’s Himalayan Mountaineering Institute offers prizes for Lockdow...
Launches 21 Day Big Boss Indoor Challenge
How West Bengal is efficiently handling migrant labourer movements during L...
Strict vigil to stop any migrant labourer from leaving base
Yes, Hon’ble Chief Minister, you have really inspired us all to donate!
CM Mamata Banerjee donates 10 lakhs to COVID fund
Author Saradindu Bandopadhyay and his unusual murder weapons
On his birthday GB remembers the unusual success of his Byomkesh series
State Fisheries Department to supply fresh fish to all localities during Lo...
Bengal’s love for fish is taken care of even during difficult times
Udaipur Beach --- virgin stretch of untamed waves and sand dunes
Best destination for a romantic honeymoon
Darjeeling’s iconic Glenary’s continue to bake bread for charitable org...
Serving during Corona Lockdown
Quarantine centre at Ffort Raichak! Business tycoon Harsh Neotia gives his ...
Luxury resort near Kolkata to turn into quarantine facility
Ancient Jain temples submerged by Panchet Dam in Purulia
Temples mentioned even in ancient scriptures
India declares 1.7 lakh crore finance package to help poor during Lockdown
Will Bengal’s poor get benefits?
Enjoy a weekend at more than two-centuries old Danish Tavern
Have a coffee date or just stay by the blissful river
CM Mamata Banerjee thanks all ‘Corona Warriors’ through a touching note...
Let us all join the Chief Minister in showing gratitude
Kolkata Corporation uses disinfectant jet-spray to sanitize streets
The world is using these germ killers to sanitize streets
GB EXCLUSIVE: A Bengali scientist talks to GB from Italy
Stay home, stay safe- the only way to win this dreadful situation.
BREAKING! ‘Ray’s photographer’ Nemai Ghosh is no more!
The man who captured Satyajit Ray in different moods
Eden Gardens offered as a quarantine centre by Sourav Ganguly
Indoor facility and players’ dormitory offered
Calcutta Medical College taken over – to turn into Corona speciality one-...
Huge number of isolation beds will be available
CM Mamata Banerjee prepares rural Bengal in advance to fight Corona
What steps are being taken to create awareness?
CM Mamata Banerjee converts a whole stadium to Quarantine centre!
In record time to fight the Corona menace
India’s super soccer star, our favourite PK Banerjee is no more!
The soccer player who got the highest FIFA honour!
Himadri Shankar Dey --- Lone crusader launches heritage museum
Shuvendu Mohan Dey Historical Museum of Barshool
How Pradeep Bhattacharya took the power of theatre to prisons
Prison inmates staging difficult Tagore plays
Bengali scientist from IIT invent ‘Infection-Free’ fabric amid Corona s...
Kudos to Professor Samrat Mukhopadhyay
Purna Das Baul – the man who took Bengal’s baul songs to the global sta...
Why was he compared to Bob Dylan?
Chittoprasad Bhattacharya, whose sketches on Bengal famine spoke a thousand...
Why was he not accepted in leading Art schools of Bengal?
Did you know the first biopic on Mujibur Rahman was made in Kolkata?
GB brings this incredible tale on Bangobondhu’s 100th birth anniversary
Anil Chattopadhyay - the man who enlivened every character he played
GB remembers him on his death anniversary
Kolkata’s iconic double decker bus all set to stage a comeback
Which was the first double-decker route in the city?
Will Swami Vivekananda’s Plague Epidemic manifesto help us fight Corona f...
Fighting the mental stress during times of epidemic
Baguran Jalpai – the new virgin beach destination of Bengal
Secluded and un-spoilt, Baguran is paradise on earth
Bengali scientist Arinjay Banerjee part of Canadian team that makes Corona ...
Is a cure possible for the deadly virus?
Rani Putul of Bengal was made to praise Queen Victoria of England!
How the exquisite European faced dolls of Howrah are made
The heritage almost century-old Kolkata tea shop Balwant’s Dhaba
What makes this tea-shop such a big hit?
Bank of Calcutta, oldest bank of Asia never failed!
The bank that was precursor to State Bank of India
How did the British tackle 1918 Flu Pandemic of Kolkata. Shall we do same w...
Pandemic that killed millions in India
Samaresh Basu – the most prolific author of Bengal who was surrounded by ...
One of the best activist authors who relied on semi-rural and social issues
Dhrupad maestro Bahadur Khan popularized Bishnupur Gharana
Was Bahadur Khan honoured by king of Bishnupur?
Pratima Barua who kept alive the folk music of Rajbangshis in Assam
Champion of Goalporia folk music and songs
Mayapur is not just about Rathayatra, it is also about Dol
Watch the grand celebration of Gaura Purnima
Dasghara – the Victorian village of Bengal that has terracotta temples
Blend of East and West at its best
Did you know Bhim Chandra Nag sells Ashu Bhog in memory of Asutosh Mukherje...
The century old shop that was gifted a ‘Bengali’ clock by a British
Asia’s first zoo at Barrackpore was even older to London Zoo! Surprised?
Barrackpore Zoo was built by Lord Wellesley to preserve Indian animals
Gear up for a unique cultural pageantry in Santiniketan where world ideolog...
Celebrate Nabanna Earth Weekend (NEW) festival
How Rabindranath Tagore stopped communal divide through Raksha Bandhan!
Today’s India truly needs a man like Tagore!
Relive revolutionary Bengal in the 100-year-old ‘Young Bengal Hotel’
The pice hotel of Khidderpore that still carries age old tradition
British Jhalmuri man Angus Denoon in the city of joy!
Scotsman Angus Denoon wins hearts with his jhalmuri
Is Sri Ramakrishna’s belief that ‘all religions are same’ relevant in...
On his birth anniversary GB traces Joto Mot Toto Poth
Cancer survivor and cricket icon Arun Lal gives shocking account on pappad ...
Did you know diesel is used for rolling the pappads?
Caught in Indrajaal – the glamour of P.C. Sorcar, Maharajah of Magicians
How Sorcar took Indian magic to the world and made it famous
Vignettes of erstwhile Kolkata from Hutom Pyanchar Naksha
On birth anniversary of Kaliprasanna Singha
Enjoy a quiet summer on the banks of Reli river in Bidyang
Lose yourself amid livestock farms and orange orchards
Krishna Bose is no more! Bengal loses an erudite academician and ex-parliam...
Married to Sisir Bose, she kept Netaji’s legacy alive
Samarendra Kumar Mitra – the man who built India’s first computer!
Tracing the life and times of Mitra
Bengal’s endangered tribal languages --- are they being revived?
GB traces the languages on the verge of extinction
Documentary tracing Presidency University’s rich in-house museum
Did you know music classes were also held at Presidency?
Kolkata Police’s all women ‘Winners’ win big time against criminals
Winners successful in curbing crime against women
When and how did Bengal’s only classical music gharana originate?
Tracing the rise and fall of Bishnupur Gharana
Ghoti-Gorom call – the Pied Piper of Bengal
Lure of Ghoti Gorom bridges generations of Bengali foodies
William Makepeace Thackeray, author of Vanity Fair had a Calcutta connectio...
How the city where he was born inspired him
If you are a foodie Bengali, you must know Rammohan Roy could eat a full go...
Chittaranjan Das had two seers of Rosogolla!
The grand dilapidated Nimtita Palace where Satyajit Ray shot Jalshaghar
How can the palace be saved from floods?
Naya – a village where even a two-year-old knows how to hold a paintbrush...
Bengal’s village is an open canvas of artists
Meghnad Saha – the scientist with a vision was also a political activist
Other face of scientist Meghnad Saha
BREAKING! Buxa Tiger Reserve guide Netraprasad is hero of J.K Rowling’s n...
How did Rowling get to know of Netraprasad?
Peeping into the prismatic world of bureaucrat Atri Bhattacharya’s photog...
The man who followed his heart and passion
Lone rice crusader Debal Deb is reviving lost varieties of Bengal paddy
Why indigenous rice varieties are important for health
How Tagore re-introduced Esraj, an instrument that made its way from Afghan...
Esraj, the dying instrument that needs to be revived
Kashiprasad Ghosh - unsung ‘English’ poet and author of colonial Bengal...
Ghosh was praised for his writings by European critics
Sukanya Run--- A first of its kind marathon in Kolkata
Bidhannagar Police to host a marathon on 16th of February in Kolkata with the aim of creating awareness on the growing need of making this city safe for women
The first woman physicist to get a PhD from Calcutta University!
Dr Purnima Sinha and how she broke shackles of patriarchy
Devika Rani, the Greta Garbo of Indian cinema was from the Tagore family
The first lady of Indian cinema was from Bengal
GB Exclusive interview with Russian author Anna Goncharova
Children literature is important to nurture young minds
First ever Sensory Park in Kolkata for children with special needs
Park to come up in New Town next year
Sunayani Devi – forgotten first modern woman artist of Bengal School of A...
Sibling of Abanindranath Tagore she was a self-taught artist
BITM to showcase German machine used to record Rabindranath Tagore’s voic...
Tagore’s own rendition of poetry and music to come alive
Kolkata to host unique Women Writers’ Festival this weekend
Women writers of the city will discuss on various issues
Kolkata gets India’s first underwater metro! To be operational from 2022!...
Witness this historic moment
Save ancestral houses of Ritwik, Satyajit and Mrinal in Bangladesh!
Global campaign to preserve houses on verge of being demolished
Doladanga – the new tribal paradise of Bengal
Spend the hues of Spring at the quaint hamlet of Doladanga
Miss Shefali, Kolkata’s first cabaret dancer is no more!
She fought poverty and landed in Kolkata as a refugee
Kolkata’s Hemen & Co served musical maestros from Baba Allauddin Khan to ...
Small shop on Rashbehari Avenue with global musician clients
Blood tests at just Rs 10! IIT scientist Suman Chakraborty and team invents...
Hundreds of poor patients of rural India will be benefitted
Dada’s Dadagiri as ‘Goodwill Ambassador’ at the Tokyo Olympics 2020
Sourav Ganguly is the 2nd ambassador in India’s Olympic history
Giving a voice to the voiceless --- superb tales from the animal kingdom
Spectacular wildlife photography exhibition at Nandan
Head for a fairy-tale romance in the Land of Castles, Dhanyakuria
English-styled castles and mansions built by Bengal’s traders
This book fair, celebrate the connect between Tagore and Russian poet Pushk...
Did you know several Russian students pursue their PhD on Tagore?
Canning’s Champa fights poverty to win 3rd position in Asia Karate Champs...
The tale of the Karate Kid from Canning
Chandannagar Bidhansabha Utsav starts on 3rd Feb to celebrate the town’s ...
Where cultures merge and ‘people’ meet
Bengali fashion designer Sabyasachi picked up by famous Swedish retailer He...
First Indian fashion designer to collaborate with global giant H&M
Messiah of the poor – two doctors from Bengal get Padmashree Awards
Take a look at the two doctors from Bengal -‘One rupee doctor’ Sushovan Banerjee & Sunderban’s Arunodoy Mondal who get Padmashree Awards in 2020 who are the messiahs of the poor.
Burdwan’s Shamima Khatoon chosen by ‘Nature’ journal for int’l scie...
One of 3 chosen from across the world
Eureka! Meaning of Chinese Piccaso’s paintings deciphered at last
Chinese Picasso’s daughter came down to Visva Bharati for the task
Salute to Headmaster Kazi Masoom Akhtar for standing up against fundamental...
Masoom Akhtar wins Padmashree Award in education
